The Most Expensive Weddings in the World

Approximately 115,000 weddings take place each day around the world. Some weddings are as simple as the couple appearing in front of the justice of the peace. While other weddings are expensive and cost more than your home.

The average cost of a wedding is a far cry from some of the lavish affairs put on by celebrities and billionaires. What are the price tags of the world's most expensive weddings? Hint: it's more than you think.

Keep reading to learn more about the most expensive weddings ever!

The World's Most Expensive Weddings

Spending 8 figures on a wedding is nothing for some of the world's wealthiest couples. Let's take a look at some over the top weddings with the price tag to match.

1. Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Still the most expensive wedding on record was when Prince Charles married Diana in 1981. The bride, who wore a gown covered with 10,000 pearls and a 25-foot train, arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral in a glass coach.

There were 27 wedding cakes in addition to the main cake, but the main expense was security for the royal family.

2. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Kim and Kanye's wedding was a whole weekend extravaganza. It began in Paris with a bachelorette party and a luncheon the next day hosted by Valentino Garavani at his home, Château de Wideville outside of Paris.

That evening, the couple held a rehearsal dinner for 600 guests at the Palace of Versailles's Hall of Mirrors. And if that wasn't enough, the guests were then flown to Florence, Italy on private chartered jets for the wedding.

3. Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky

When Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of the 42nd President of the United States and the former Secretary of State, married investment banker Marc Mexvinsky, it was a grand affair.

The wedding was held at Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, NY. The privately-owned, historic estate overlooks the Hudson River.

The bride wore a Vera Wang gown, there was an $11,000 cake and with a bill for $600,000 for air-conditioned tents, it's no wonder the final bill was $5 million.

4. Prince William & Kate Middleton

The bride who chose to ride to the ceremony in a 1997 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI rather than a glass carriage wore a beautiful wedding gown that had a price tag of $434,000.

Often called the "wedding of the century", William and Kate were married in Westminster Abbey and had a reception, hosted by Queen Elizabeth, at Buckingham Palace.

The future King and Queen of England rode in a horse-drawn carriage along the streets of London to the palace as thousands of fans lined the route.

5. Aleksey Shapovalov and Ksenia Tsaritsina

When you start out with an $8 million engagement ring, things can only go up from there. Multi-billionaire Russian oligarch Aleksey Shapovalov married model Ksenia Tsaritsina in an extravagant ceremony in Barvikha Luxury Village hotel in Rublekva, Moscow.

The bride wore two dresses, one for the ceremony and a different one for the reception. There was an eight-tier floating cake and entertainers including Russian singer Polina Gagarina.

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